Weather Records on 3 May 2021
491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 2021. Highest significance: Minden, US.
Key Facts for 3 May 2021
- On 3 May 2021, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 208 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 469 daily.
- Minden set a daily record precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 3 May 2021.
- Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.
Record Map
491 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minden | United States | Record daily precipitation | 96.5 mm (3.8 in) | 74 of 100 (Major) |
| Goychay | Azerbaijan | Record daily precipitation | 99.3 mm (3.9 in) | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| Diredawa | Ethiopia | Record daily precipitation | 83.1 mm (3.3 in) | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| Vanuabalavu | Fiji | Record daily precipitation | 200.0 mm (7.9 in) | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| Panevezys | Lithuania | Record daily precipitation | 49.0 mm (1.9 in) | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| Utica | United States | Record daily precipitation | 61.7 mm (2.4 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Little Chorkerup | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 59.0 mm (2.3 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Galesville 2WSW | United States | Record daily precipitation | 58.4 mm (2.3 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Raseiniai | Lithuania | Record daily precipitation | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Nornalup | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 96.6 mm (3.8 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Nagappattinam | India | Record daily precipitation | 48.0 mm (1.9 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mys Lopatka | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 31.0 mm (1.2 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Sheffield | United Kingdom | Record daily precipitation | 27.2 mm (1.1 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Illalangi | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 59.0 mm (2.3 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Gaylord | United States | Record daily precipitation | 50.3 mm (2.0 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Columbus | United States | Record daily precipitation | 96.5 mm (3.8 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cowaramup | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 48.4 mm (1.9 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lawica | Poland | Record daily precipitation | 26.2 mm (1.0 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Taylor Park | United States | Record daily snowfall | 22.9 cm (9.0 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Buxton | United Kingdom | Record daily precipitation | 46.7 mm (1.8 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 25.0 C (77.0 F) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Alwen | United Kingdom | Record daily precipitation | 49.6 mm (2.0 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Jemez Springs | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 12.8 C (55.0 F) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Malham Tarn | United Kingdom | Record daily precipitation | 40.2 mm (1.6 in) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| Karralea | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 73.0 mm (2.9 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ukmerge | Lithuania | Record daily precipitation | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Isparta | Turkey | Record high maximum temperature | 33.7 C (92.7 F) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ronaldsway | United Kingdom | Record daily precipitation | 25.8 mm (1.0 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Story | United States | Record daily precipitation | 35.1 mm (1.4 in) | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| Youngs Siding | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 26.4 mm (1.0 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Norton 9SSE | United States | Record daily precipitation | 48.5 mm (1.9 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Koloa Mauka 994 | United States | Record daily precipitation | 45.2 mm (1.8 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Warsaw | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -0.6 C (30.9 F) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Gresham 3W | United States | Record daily precipitation | 60.2 mm (2.4 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Pellston Rgnl AP | United States | Record daily precipitation | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Kaunas | Lithuania | Record daily precipitation | 30.0 mm (1.2 in) | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| Seaside | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 13.9 C (57.0 F) | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| Burdett 3S | United States | Record daily precipitation | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
| Plainville 4WNW | United States | Record daily precipitation | 33.5 mm (1.3 in) | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
| Walpole Forestry | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 82.0 mm (3.2 in) | 38 of 100 (Notable) |
| Birzai | Lithuania | Record daily precipitation | 40.9 mm (1.6 in) | 38 of 100 (Notable) |
| Benmore: Younger Botanic Garde | United Kingdom | Record daily precipitation | 35.5 mm (1.4 in) | 38 of 100 (Notable) |
| Tallapoosa Wtr Plt | United States | Record daily precipitation | 95.3 mm (3.8 in) | 38 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ruxton Park | United States | Record daily precipitation | 41.1 mm (1.6 in) | 38 of 100 (Notable) |
| Postville | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 29.4 C (84.9 F) | 38 of 100 (Notable) |
| Rockbank (Melton) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 48.6 mm (1.9 in) | 37 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lakeba | Fiji | Record daily precipitation | 134.0 mm (5.3 in) | 37 of 100 (Notable) |
| Turnu Magurele | Romania | Record high minimum temperature | 16.4 C (61.5 F) | 37 of 100 (Notable) |
| High Mowthorpe | United Kingdom | Record daily precipitation | 25.2 mm (1.0 in) | 37 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mapleton No.2 | United States | Record daily precipitation | 59.9 mm (2.4 in) | 37 of 100 (Notable) |
| Selmer | United States | Record daily precipitation | 75.7 mm (3.0 in) | 37 of 100 (Notable) |
| Denver-Stapleton | United States | Record daily precipitation | 32.8 mm (1.3 in) | 37 of 100 (Notable) |
| Benghazi Benina | Libya | Record high minimum temperature | 27.7 C (81.9 F) | 36 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ruxton Park | United States | Record daily snowfall | 25.4 cm (10.0 in) | 36 of 100 (Notable) |
| Parsons Wtp | United States | Record daily precipitation | 104.1 mm (4.1 in) | 36 of 100 (Notable) |
| Winston Salem Reynolds AP | United States | Record daily precipitation | 40.9 mm (1.6 in) | 36 of 100 (Notable) |
| Changde | China | Record daily precipitation | 65.3 mm (2.6 in) | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| Nausori | Fiji | Record daily precipitation | 128.5 mm (5.1 in) | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| Glenwood Spgs #2 | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 8.9 C (48.0 F) | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| Makurazaki | Japan | Record low minimum temperature | 7.4 C (45.3 F) | 34 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
491 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 80 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 20 |
| Highest daily minimum | 128 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 69 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 189 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 4 |
| Deepest snow cover | 1 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 1 |
| monthly | 21 |
| daily | 469 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
385 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 25 | 362 |
| 25 to 50 | 13 |
| 50 to 75 | 8 |
| 75 to 100 | 1 |
| 100 to 125 | 0 |
| 125 to 150 | 0 |
| 150 to 175 | 0 |
| 175 to 200 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
3 May 2021| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2021 | Minden, US | daily rain | 96.5 mm (3.8 in) | 52.3 mm (2.1 in) | 92 years | 74 of 100 (Major) |
| 3 May 2021 | Goychay, AZ | daily rain | 99.3 mm (3.9 in) | 80.8 mm (3.2 in) | 56 years | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| 3 May 2021 | Diredawa, ET | monthly rain | 83.1 mm (3.3 in) | 32.3 mm (1.3 in) | 45 years | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| 3 May 2021 | Vanuabalavu, FJ | monthly rain | 200.0 mm (7.9 in) | 72.9 mm (2.9 in) | 31 years | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| 3 May 2021 | Panevezys, LT | daily rain | 49.0 mm (1.9 in) | 32.7 mm (1.3 in) | 54 years | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| 3 May 2021 | Utica, US | daily rain | 61.7 mm (2.4 in) | 34.8 mm (1.4 in) | 76 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 3 May 2021 | Little Chorkerup, AU | monthly rain | 59.0 mm (2.3 in) | 19.2 mm (0.8 in) | 49 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 May 2021 | Galesville 2WSW, US | daily rain | 58.4 mm (2.3 in) | 32.2 mm (1.3 in) | 79 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 May 2021 | Raseiniai, LT | daily rain | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) | 23.5 mm (0.9 in) | 42 years | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 May 2021 | Nornalup, AU | monthly rain | 96.6 mm (3.8 in) | 19.9 mm (0.8 in) | 57 years | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 May 2021 | Nagappattinam, IN | daily rain | 48.0 mm (1.9 in) | 37.8 mm (1.5 in) | 104 years | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 May 2021 | Mys Lopatka, RU | daily rain | 31.0 mm (1.2 in) | 18.6 mm (0.7 in) | 54 years | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 May 2021 | Sheffield, GB | daily rain | 27.2 mm (1.1 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 103 years | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 May 2021 | Illalangi, AU | daily rain | 59.0 mm (2.3 in) | 12.0 mm (0.5 in) | 98 years | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 May 2021 | Gaylord, US | daily rain | 50.3 mm (2.0 in) | 19.8 mm (0.8 in) | 70 years | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 May 2021 | Columbus, US | daily rain | 96.5 mm (3.8 in) | 55.1 mm (2.2 in) | 63 years | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 May 2021 | Cowaramup, AU | daily rain | 48.4 mm (1.9 in) | 23.5 mm (0.9 in) | 74 years | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 May 2021 | Lawica, PL | daily rain | 26.2 mm (1.0 in) | 15.3 mm (0.6 in) | 48 years | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 May 2021 | Taylor Park, US | monthly snowfall | 22.9 cm (9.0 in) | 5.1 cm (2.0 in) | 67 years | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 May 2021 | Buxton, GB | monthly rain | 46.7 mm (1.8 in) | 2.6 mm (0.10 in) | 82 years | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.
The Same Date in Other Years
1795 to 2021Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1795 | 1 |
| 1796 | 1 |
| 1799 | 1 |
| 1820 | 1 |
| 1832 | 1 |
| 1836 | 2 |
| 1837 | 1 |
| 1845 | 1 |
| 1849 | 1 |
| 1850 | 5 |
| 1851 | 2 |
| 1852 | 1 |
| 1855 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1866 | 1 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1869 | 1 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1873 | 1 |
| 1874 | 1 |
| 1875 | 1 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 4 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1881 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 3 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1894 | 4 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 3 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1901 | 4 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 7 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1905 | 23 |
| 1906 | 10 |
| 1907 | 25 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 22 |
| 1910 | 17 |
| 1911 | 31 |
| 1912 | 17 |
| 1913 | 125 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 28 |
| 1916 | 52 |
| 1917 | 36 |
| 1918 | 28 |
| 1919 | 77 |
| 1920 | 37 |
| 1921 | 42 |
| 1922 | 292 |
| 1923 | 69 |
| 1924 | 55 |
| 1925 | 126 |
| 1926 | 250 |
| 1927 | 78 |
| 1928 | 255 |
| 1929 | 329 |
| 1930 | 279 |
| 1931 | 141 |
| 1932 | 136 |
| 1933 | 376 |
| 1934 | 353 |
| 1935 | 644 |
| 1936 | 356 |
| 1937 | 240 |
| 1938 | 527 |
| 1939 | 331 |
| 1940 | 550 |
| 1941 | 456 |
| 1942 | 1,161 |
| 1943 | 417 |
| 1944 | 728 |
| 1945 | 486 |
| 1946 | 353 |
| 1947 | 879 |
| 1948 | 919 |
| 1949 | 761 |
| 1950 | 854 |
| 1951 | 336 |
| 1952 | 447 |
| 1953 | 373 |
| 1954 | 1,210 |
| 1955 | 811 |
| 1956 | 590 |
| 1957 | 292 |
| 1958 | 485 |
| 1959 | 817 |
| 1960 | 280 |
| 1961 | 389 |
| 1962 | 243 |
| 1963 | 360 |
| 1964 | 908 |
| 1965 | 372 |
| 1966 | 850 |
| 1967 | 1,122 |
| 1968 | 324 |
| 1969 | 404 |
| 1970 | 464 |
| 1971 | 600 |
| 1972 | 380 |
| 1973 | 486 |
| 1974 | 323 |
| 1975 | 475 |
| 1976 | 760 |
| 1977 | 426 |
| 1978 | 1,046 |
| 1979 | 1,217 |
| 1980 | 573 |
| 1981 | 898 |
| 1982 | 564 |
| 1983 | 1,768 |
| 1984 | 807 |
| 1985 | 1,152 |
| 1986 | 965 |
| 1987 | 1,122 |
| 1988 | 782 |
| 1989 | 563 |
| 1990 | 1,715 |
| 1991 | 987 |
| 1992 | 792 |
| 1993 | 824 |
| 1994 | 703 |
| 1995 | 1,050 |
| 1996 | 1,058 |
| 1997 | 933 |
| 1998 | 910 |
| 1999 | 872 |
| 2000 | 1,056 |
| 2001 | 1,541 |
| 2002 | 1,312 |
| 2003 | 934 |
| 2004 | 1,562 |
| 2005 | 1,570 |
| 2006 | 633 |
| 2007 | 693 |
| 2008 | 981 |
| 2009 | 650 |
| 2010 | 1,565 |
| 2011 | 970 |
| 2012 | 1,318 |
| 2013 | 1,562 |
| 2014 | 553 |
| 2015 | 466 |
| 2016 | 505 |
| 2017 | 458 |
| 2018 | 1,004 |
| 2019 | 562 |
| 2020 | 506 |
| 2021 | 491 |
| 2022 | 570 |
| 2023 | 846 |
| 2024 | 627 |
| 2025 | 475 |
| 2026 | 879 |
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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-16).